Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon

Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon
Date	October
Location	San Jose, CA
Event type	Road
Distance	half marathon
Established	2006
Official site	Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon

The Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in San Jose, California in the United States. It is part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series of road running competitions organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Wanda Sports Holdings.[1]

Incidents

Plaza De Cesar Chavez, near the finish line

In 2009 two runners died towards the end of the race.[2]

Men's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Country	Time
2013	Ryan Vail	United States	1:02:46
2012	Simon Bairu	Canada	1:03:28
2011	Meb Keflezighi	United States	1:02:17
2010	Meb Keflezighi	United States	1:01:45
2009	Meb Keflezighi	United States	1:01:00
2008	Gilbert Okari	Kenya	1:01:46
2007	McDonald Ondara	Kenya	1:01:11
2006	Duncan Kibet	Kenya	1:00:22

Women's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Country	Time
2013	Natasha Wodak	Canada	1:14:39
2012	Clara Horowitz Peterson	United States	1:12:52
2011	Deena Kastor	United States	1:12:23
2010	Blake Russell	United States	1:11:55
2009	Belaynesh Zemedkun	Ethiopia	1:11:24
2008	Yuri Kano	Japan	1:10:03
2007	Magdalene Makunzi	Kenya	1:09:58
2006	Silvia Skvortsova	Russia	1:09:17

Overhead panorama of downtown San Jose near the finish line.

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Allday, Erin (October 6, 2009). "2 runners die in half marathon in San Jose". SFGate. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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